The people behind Motorhead Magazine in Japan clearly have some friends in high places. Not only did they manage to shutdown eight kilometers of the Mazda Turnpike up the Hakone mountain, but they ...

HAKONE, Kanagawa Prefecture--A sledding slope packed with artificial snow is open at the Hakone-en resort facility on the shores of Lake Ashinoko here to offer winter thrills even if the ...

Toyota’s roadgoing race cars, aka GR’s have been updated for 2025, and along with telling us all about them, they thought it ...

It’s a tacky move when carmakers produce “special edition” performance cars with nothing more than slapping on different wheels, distinct badging, and some other glossy bits. Frankly, it’s ...

Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture has reclaimed its position as the nation’s most popular hot spring resort after being surprisingly ousted last year, according to a survey. In 2022, the Kusatsu ...

Hatsumōde (first shrine visit of the year), osechi (celebratory feast) and Hakone Ekiden (what some people call the greatest race on earth): These are three of the Japanese New Year’s ...

The annual Hakone Ekiden relay will take place over two days through Friday. Teams formed by university students run round-trip courses between Tokyo and the town of Hakone, the journey spanning ...

Toyota’s Gazoo Racing (GR) division continues to push the boundaries of performance and innovation, with recent updates to ...